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Writing a letter of advice,Unit Two: Task,Skills building 2: reading for the main point,Today has been a great day because my parents bought me an expensive bike.,happy,We had a Maths test and Im nervous about my result.,Tired afraid nervous,I failed the Maths test and dont know how to tell my parents.,upset,All that worry was for nothing.,Very happy, glad,Reading,1. Read the first letter by the father on Page 35 and answer the following questions:,1)Why does the father write the letter?,2)What is the father worrying about?,To ask for some help so as to help his son.,His son may fail at school or worse.,3) What does the father think about his son?,His son disobeys everything his parents ask him to do; he is rude to them; he refuses to spend time with them he refuses to do his home work;,he spends too much time watching DVDs, listening to foreign music, chatting in Internet cafes, playing games and surfing the Internet.,2.Read the second letter by the son on Page 37 and answer the following questions:,1. Why does the son write the letter?,To be helped with some problems he has at home.,2. How does he feel about his father?,He loves his father a lot. He hopes his father can understand him better and respect the things he wants to do.,3. What are his problems?,His father does not listen to him when he wants to do something or suggests an idea; he shouts at him when he tries to talk to him;,his parents always make him do things he doesnt like; they call him selfish and unloving when he wants to be alone; his father gets very angry when he plays foreign music;,he sends him to bed or tells him to study when he watches a DVD; he forbids him from meeting his friends at the Internet caf.,Language Focus,1. as though= as if 用在look, smell, taste, sound, walk后面,议论可能、真实的事情。如: It looks as if it is going to rain.,用虚拟语气, 如: Mary loves the baby so much as if she were his mother. He looked as if he had known the answer., 可以跟不定式连用或分词连用。如 The patient opened his mouth as if to speak. He stared at the boy as if seeing him for the first time.,2. insist on + n./ v-ing/ ones v-ing/ He insist on seeing her home. They insist on/ upon my staying at their home., + that 用虚拟语气,谓语动词用 should + 动词原形,should可省略。 It is suggested that. He suggested that we (should) start early. It is suggested that we (should) start early.,4. spare adj. /vt. in ones spare time Can you spare me a few minutes? I have something important to tell you.,5. forbid-forbade-forbidden forbid doing sth. The government forbids hunting and killing wild animals. forbid sb to do sth. /sb. into doing sth. He parents forbid him to enter/from entering the Internet caf., forbid sth. to be done The librarian forbad these books to be taken out of the reading-room.,1) 这支钢笔好像是我的。 It seems _ _ this pen _ mine.,Practice,Translate the following sentences into English.,2)他看起来已经见到了那位教授。 He looked _ _ he _ the professor.,3) 他们坚持把援助给与受灾最严重 的地区。 They _ _ help being given to the worst hit areas.,4) Jack 坚持认为 他以前没有偷过钱 而且坚持要求得到平等待遇。 Jack _ that he _ _any money before and he _ _ _ equally.,5). 我建议早点起床以便我们上学 不迟到。 I _ _ up early so that we wont be late for school.,6). 她的父亲禁止她晚上一个人单 独出去。 Her father _ her _ _ out alone at night.,Thank you for your attention!,
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